JPH07325903A - Screen generation support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily select and recognize characteristic contents definition items of figures on a screen for graphic screen generating operation. CONSTITUTION:All items 15 for characteristic contents definition of figures are displayed, group by group, on an item switching screen 13. To sets items, the items 15 are selected, group by group, on the screen 13 and displayed as items 14 on an item display screen 12, and they are set for object figures to be generated on a screen 11. When the same item is set for various object figures, the item display screen 12 having the same contents with the screen 12 corresponding to the said specified figure appears together with figure specifications, so item setting operation needs to be done only once. When a figure for which items are already set is corrected, the item display screen 12 which is already set for the figure is automatically display together with figure specification and the set item is easily recognized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a characteristic content definition item (specification item such as how to change a color) which defines specific content of each characteristic such as color and line type of a graphic. The present invention relates to a system that supports the work of creating and displaying a graphic screen in which the color of a figure and the like changes in real time on the screen for screen creation work by selectively setting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, on a screen (also referred to as a support screen) that supports the work of creating a graphic screen in which the color of the graphic changes in real time, it is possible to draw the characteristics of the graphic even if one graphic is drawn. , For example, graphic color, character color,
Whether to change the background color, line type, etc. is selected from many characteristic content definition items (hereinafter also simply referred to as items) that define the specific content of this characteristic. Normally, one screen (a screen creation work screen in this case) consisting of a plurality of figures is created by repeating the selection operation of this item for each figure. That is,
For line figures, select the item to change the line color or line, and for the circle figure, select the item to change the color of the circle or the pattern inside the circle. The type of item selected depends on the item.

On such a support screen, as a method for selecting a necessary item from many items, the following first and first methods will be described.
The second two methods are common. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the first method. In the figure, reference numeral 21 is a screen for performing work such as creation of a screen including various desired figures, and 22 is a group name display area as a display area for work support. That is, in the first method, as shown in FIG. 2, each characteristic content definition item is divided into several characteristic groups. For example, items related to the display color of a figure such as “two-color switching” and “three-color switching” are grouped into a characteristic group of “display color”. Then, a group name 23 is given to the divided groups and displayed in the group name display area 22 in the screen 21 for performing work such as screen creation. Also, group name 23
When is selected, the individual items 24 in the group are displayed.

When selecting the item 24 in the screen creation work, the following operation is performed according to the operation flow shown in FIG. In operation 51, the group name 23 to which the item to be selected belongs is selected from the group name display area 22, and the individual items 24 in that group are displayed. Next, in operation 52, one is selected from the individual items 24 displayed. By selecting the group name 23 again by adding a check mark 25 to the selected item,
You can check the selected item.

In the second method, as shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the screen 31 for screen creation work, an item list screen 32 as a window screen for screen creation work support in which all items 33 are displayed is used. To do. Also, screen 3 for screen creation
1 has an item selection area 34 as an area for supporting screen creation work, and the items 33 of the item list screen 32 can be freely arranged.

When the item 35 is selected in the screen creation work, the following operation is performed according to the operation flow shown in FIG. If the item 35 to be selected is already arranged in the item selection area 34 (step 60, branch Y), the item is immediately selected by the operation 61. If the item to be selected is not in the item selection area 34 (step 60, branch N), the item 33 is selected from the item list screen 32 by the operation 62 and placed in the item selection area 34.

After the placement, the item 35 is selected from the item selection area 34 by the operation 61. It can be confirmed that the selected item is selected by reversing display or the like.

[0008]

However, in the first method, since only the group name 23 is displayed in the display area 22 for support, there are the following problems. Even if one item is selected, the group name 23 and the item 24 in the group must be selected twice, which is disadvantageous in that the number of operations is large in creating a screen. In particular, when the same item is continuously selected, the same group name and item must be selected every time, and the operability is poor.

When confirming or modifying the items of the graphic already created during the work of creating the screen, since only the group name 23 is displayed on the screen 21 for creating the screen, there is no item set in the graphic. However, it cannot be confirmed at a glance if the group name 23 is not selected and operated. Further, in the second method, since the item to be selected can be arranged in the item selection area 34, the operability at the time of repeatedly selecting is good, but for all the figures drawn on the screen 31,
Since all of the selected items are displayed in the item selection area 34, there are the following problems.

When confirming or modifying the items of a certain graphic already created during the work of creating a screen, many items displayed in the item selection area 34 indicate what items are set in the graphic. You can't check it without looking from 35, and you can't tell at a glance. The present invention solves these problems, and improves the operability of item selection when using a screen, and further provides a screen creation support system capable of easily confirming set items. And

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the screen creation support system according to claim 1 provides concrete contents of the characteristic for each of a plurality of characteristics such as color and line type of a figure. Multiple characteristic content definition items to be defined (eg 15)
Each target graphic to be created on the screen creation work screen (such as 11) by selectively setting one property content definition item for each of the plurality of properties In the screen creation support system for supporting the screen creation work, such as giving and displaying the characteristics to which the characteristic content definition items are set respectively, one by one for each of the characteristics to be set for the figure to be created. A support screen (12, etc.) for displaying definition items (14, etc.) in one screen for all characteristics can be displayed together with the screen for screen creation work.

The screen creation support system according to claim 2 is the screen creation support system according to claim 1, wherein
Every time a graphic is specified on the screen creation work screen, the support screen displayed together with the screen creation work screen is switched to a support screen including all of the characteristic content definition items set for the specified graphic. To do so.

[0013]

In the present invention, items having the same characteristics are grouped in a support screen for creating a graphic screen in which the color of a figure changes in real time, and all the items selected one by one in this group are grouped together. For groups,
When the items are set on one support screen 12 (FIG. 1) and the type of figure is set, if the target figure is switched, the support screen 12 set for that type of figure is displayed. The display of the items in each group should be switched in conjunction with each other.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an example of a screen for creating a graphic screen according to the present invention. The screen shown in FIG. 1 includes a window screen 11 on which various target figures are displayed by performing screen creation work, and a support window screen 12 on which characteristic content definition items for each characteristic group are displayed.
And a window screen 13 for support for switching items for each group.

On the screen 12 for displaying the items for each group, the items 14 selected in the group are displayed one by one for each group. All items 15 are displayed for each group on the screen 13 for switching the items for each group. In the example of FIG. 1, the four items 14 on the screen 12 are characteristic content definition items selected one by one from the four characteristic groups of graphic color, character color, background color, and line type in order from the left. Item 15 on the screen 13 is all characteristic content definition items in the group of characteristic of graphic color.

When selecting the item 15 for a certain target graphic in the screen creation work, the following operation is performed according to the operation flow shown in FIG. If the item 14 to be selected is already displayed on the screen 12 for displaying the items for each group (step 40, branch Y), the group of the items 14 on this screen 12 is immediately selected and set for the figure by the operation 41. To do.

If the item to be selected is not displayed on the screen 12 for displaying the item for each group (step 40, branch N), the item 15 of the group is selected on the screen 13 for switching the item for each group by the operation 42. , Switch the display of the screen 12 displaying the items for each group. After switching, a group of items 14 is selected and set from the screen 12 displaying the items for each group by the operation 41.

Further, according to the present invention, the information of the characteristic content definition items that have been set is held for each type of figure created on the screen 11, so that it is already displayed on the screen 11 during the work of creating the screen. When confirming or modifying the item of the created figure, when the figure is designated with the cursor, the item 14 of each group displayed on the screen 12 for displaying the item for each group is automatically adjusted to the designated figure. Switch.

[0019]

According to the present invention, only the items selected one by one for each characteristic group are displayed for all groups on the supporting screen 12 for displaying the characteristic content definition items for each characteristic group. Thus, even when a plurality of items are set for one figure such as screen creation, the effect of recognizing at a glance can be obtained without operating or searching.

In addition, when a plurality of figures of the same type are created, item selection when repeatedly selecting and setting each figure can be performed by one operation, and switching operation can be performed only when selecting an item in a group. It is only necessary, and the operability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first configuration example of a conventional screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second configuration example of a conventional screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation flow corresponding to the screen of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an operation flow corresponding to the screen of FIG.

6 is a diagram showing an operation flow corresponding to the screen of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 screen for screen creation work 12 item display screen 13 item switching screen 14, 15 items

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. For each of a plurality of characteristics such as a color and a line type of a figure, a plurality of characteristic content definition items for defining concrete contents of the characteristic are provided, and each of the plurality of characteristics has a plurality of characteristic content definition items. By selecting and setting one characteristic content definition item for each, a screen is created in which each target graphic to be created on the screen creation work screen is given the characteristic in which this characteristic content definition item is set and displayed. In a screen creation support system for supporting creation work, for each of the characteristics to be set for the graphic to be created 1
A screen creation support system characterized in that a support screen for displaying successive characteristic content definition items in one screen for all characteristics can be displayed together with the screen for screen creation work. 2. The screen creation support system according to claim 1, wherein each time a graphic is specified on the screen creation work screen, the support screen displayed together with the screen creation work screen is displayed for the specified graphic. A screen creation support system characterized by switching to a support screen including all of the characteristic content definition items set as described above.